First of all, anyone that can start off with "I met Neil Armstrong once" is a douche. I say that purely out of intense jealousy!
But in all seriousness, I agree with all the sentiments said here and elsewhere in the last couple of days. Neil Armstrong was, is and always will be an inspiration to the entire human race.

I met Neil Armstrong once, at a dinner to honor Jimmy Doohan in the early 2000s. He was not much taller than me, but he was a giant of a man. He was as kind as he was intimidating. I don’t remember what I said to him, or what he said to me, because all I could think the entire time was “This m...